TechSpot

Microsoft will soon deprecate the insecure RC4 encryption algorithm

About time: Microsoft introduced support for the RC4 stream cipher in Windows 2000 as the default authentication algorithm for the Active Directory services. The system has been insecure for even ...
CNET

You’ll Be Glad Your VPN Has Post-Quantum Encryption, Even if You Don’t Need It Now. Here’s Why

Krishi specializes in making complex tech topics, like VPNs, cybersecurity, and online privacy, clear and accessible. With 5+ years of writing experience, his work appears in outlets such as TechRadar ...
TechSpot

The Tor project is rebuilding one of the oldest cryptographic algorithms powering the dark web

TL;DR: Although often labeled a "dark web" associated with criminal activity and illicit marketplaces, Tor is an invaluable tool for protecting online privacy. Developers are now working to make the ...
Bleeping Computer

Tor switches to new Counter Galois Onion relay encryption algorithm

Tor has announced improved encryption and security for the circuit traffic by replacing the old tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). One reason behind ...
Live Science

Quantum computing will make cryptography obsolete. But computer scientists are working to make them unhackable.

Quantum computers are coming. And when they arrive, they are going to upend the way we protect sensitive data. Unlike classical computers, quantum computers harness quantum mechanical effects — like ...
IEEE

Using 3D-LMM-Based Encryption to Secure Digital Images with 3D S-box and Fibonacci Q-Matrix

Abstract: The rapid development of communication technology has significantly improved information transmission and increased capacity. In the context of the Internet of Things (IoT), where massive ...
Ars Technica

Why Signal’s post-quantum makeover is an amazing engineering achievement

The encryption protecting communications against criminal and nation-state snooping is under threat. As private industry and governments get closer to building useful quantum computers, the algorithms ...
Morningstar

WiMi Explores Quantum Image Encryption Algorithm Based on Four-Dimensional Chaos

BEIJING, Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (NASDAQ: WIMI) ("WiMi" or the "Company"), a leading global Hologram Augmented Reality ("AR") Technology provider, today announced that ...
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Allies and algorithms: The matrix and partnerships shaping AI’s future

CNBC's Squawk Box Asia Martin Soong and Chery Kang talk about AMD's chip supply deal with OpenAI, plus the web of alliances, cross shareholdings and the money loop that could shape the AI space. Major ...
PC Magazine

Post-Quantum Encryption: The VPN Buzzword You Should Actually Care About

Quantum computers could one day crack the encryption protecting your most sensitive data. Here's how VPNs are adapting. I’ve been writing about technology since 2012, focusing on privacy. With ...
Computer Weekly

Chat Control: EU to decide on requirement for tech firms to scan encrypted messages

Law enforcement experts and policymakers are due to meet on 12 September to decide on proposals to require technology companies, such as Signal and WhatsApp, to scan all encrypted messages and ...